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violence against women and girls in armed conflict

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Violence experienced by women and girls during armed conflict, ranging from physical, sexual to psychological violence perpetrated by both state and non-state actors including murder, unlawful killings, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, abductions, maiming and mutilation, forced recruitment of women combatants, rape, sexual slavery, sexual exploitation, involuntary disappearance, arbitrary detention, forced marriage, forced prostitution, forced abortion, forced pregnancy and forced sterilisation.

Additional notes and information

Sources

United Nations (2006). In-Depth Study on All Forms of Violence against Women. Report of the Secretary-General. UN Document A/61/122/Add.1.

Ryšiai

Related term:
forced abortion, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, forced prostitution, forced sterilisation, rape, sexual exploitation, sexual slavery, sexual violence
Broader term:
violence against women
Narrower term:
conflict-related sexual violence, femicide
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1427?lang=en
Filed under: 
Decision-making and power
Gender roles and relations

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.